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Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere
WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist...
Tags: Angus King, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, George W. Bush, Yemen
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Top U.S. general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Obama
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top general in the U.S. Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act. The warning by Army General Martin Dempsey...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, U.S. Military, Fort Hood (military base), U.S. Army
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Korean War veterans honored in Somerset
Daily American Staff Writer, @damichellegThe Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war. But it was not forgotten Thursday as Somerset County Korean War veterans were honored in a ceremony at the Somerset County Office Building. Lt. Col. Kang Moon Ho, assistant defense attache for...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Washington, DC, Human Interest, Vietnam War (1955-1975), South Korea
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U.S. lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Buck McKeon, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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Lawmakers blast Air Force moves on cancelled Northrop drone
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to ensure that the Air Force complied with a law requiring the service to buy three high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned planes built by Northrop Grumman Corp that it had tried to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Buck McKeon, U.S. Congress
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APG testing could cause noise, vibrations off-post
The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground plans to conduct a firing program beginning on or about Monday, May 20, and ending on or about Friday, May 24. This firing program is likely to generate...Tags: U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Physiology
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Obama pushes Congress for more funding for embassy security
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to provide extra funding to boost security for American embassies following the attack last year on the a U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Obama, speaking at a joint news...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Benghazi, Christopher Stevens, U.S. Congress
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States' attorney general speaks to Marines about predatory businesses
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.Predatory businesses were the topic of a discussion between N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper and a group of Marines from Camp Lejeune on Wednesday morning. "We're here today to help individual service members and their families avoid scams, bad loans...Tags: Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Camp Lejeune (military base), Insurance, Business
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Fort Gordon employees bracing for furloughs
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.The uncertainty surrounding civilian furloughs in the U.S. Department of Defense lingered Wednesday as Fort Gordon employees braced for the next two weeks, when officials said they will be "served" with letters informing them of what days they must stop...Tags: Employees, Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Chuck Hagel
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a...Tags: Satellite Technology, NASA, Beijing (China), Harvard University, Weaponry
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OPINION: Worldview: Real scandal of Benghazi
The Philadelphia InquirerYes, Virginia, there is a Benghazi scandal. The scandal is that Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) and some Republican colleagues are dishonoring the memory of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans by making a political circus out of their...Tags: Politics, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Republican Party, Benghazi, Christopher Stevens
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Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama faces a fresh test Thursday of his determination to steer clear of the civil war in Syria when he considers a desperate plea from a longtime U.S. ally. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to urge...
Tags: Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, Bashar Assad, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC
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